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    "id": 729920,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) R.N. Wanyonyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 520,
        "legal_name": "Reginalda Nakhumicha Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "I note, in this Budget, the seriousness of various departments in terms of how they have appropriated their funds. Where monies have not been adequately utilised, they have reallocated the monies to areas that they deem important. In this regard, I want to commend the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for moving funds which they felt were not properly utilised in some areas within the Ministry. For instance, money in the Sanitary Towels Fund was moved to the national Government Affirmative Action Fund. I am saying this as a woman Member of Parliament for Bungoma County. I believe I am talking on behalf of other women Members of Parliament across the country. Whenever you go to a girls’ school, the first thing they expect you to have taken to them are sanitary towels. You have no idea how important this is to girls’ schools. Most of these girls are from poor homes. Those in day schools miss school due to lack of sanitary towels. Out of the whole year of schooling, they would have missed a total of three months. So, this reallocation of money in the Budget will enhance school attendance by the girl- child. It will ensure that the girl-child does not suffer the stigma of lacking provisions such as sanitary towels. For that reason, I commend the reallocation of Kshs470 million to the National Government Affirmative Action Fund. The use of that money will be visible as it is the first mandate that women Members of Parliament are faced with. Finally, this time round, I have realised that there is sensitivity in the way we appropriate national funds. This is exactly what people expect of us as legislators. We should not appropriate money just for the sake of it. We are supposed to respond to the desires of the people who elected us to this august House. That way, we shall remain relevant. I desire that we think of reducing unemployment of our youth by enhancing more industrial-related projects. We need to allocate funds for value addition industries. If we do that, we will be creating employment for our youth hence reducing the suffering that they go through. With those few remarks, I support the Report."
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